![]() ![]() Propped up against the podium, Stallworth casually addressed the audience of over 700 without notes, treating the speech more like a casual conversation. The main focus of the event, however, was Stallworth’s own story. “There is no excuse for what’s going on in our body of politics right now.” Secondly, vote that idiot Congressman out,” he said, referring to Donald Trump and Steve King respectively. With a line forming in the bitter cold hours before doors opened, it was clear Stallworth was highly sought after for his seemingly-fantastical tale of how he infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).ĭuring the lecture, Stallworth made explicit parallels to current government officials, calling for people to remove white supremacy from the federal government. 23 as part of the University of Iowa Lecture Series. ![]() ![]() The 65-year-old former police officer whose story was the source for the Academy-Award nominated movie spoke on Wednesday, Jan. “I bet you all thought you were gonna get John David Washington up here, but you got me,” Ron Stallworth began, prompting laughter with a joke about the actor who played him in last year’s BlacKkKlansman, within two minutes of his arrival on the Englert Theatre stage. Ron Stallworth story was the source of the Academy Award-nominated film ‘BlacKkKlansman.’ - Anjali Huynh/Little Village ![]()
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